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Angel Reese leads surging Dream for visit to skidding Sparks
After an impressive road victory this week, the Atlanta Dream will carry some momentum into a visit to the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.
The Dream (22-13) opened a four-game road trip with a 97-82 victory over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday as Rhyne Howard scored 23 points and Angel Reese added 21 points with 10 rebounds.
Reese's 24th double-double of the season came in 39 minutes and was secured against Aces superstar A'ja Wilson.
"I just tried to let my defense lead to my offense," Reese said. "I know how good A'ja is so I was just trying to deflect as many passes I can, deny her, make her catches farther out. ... When we get 15 steals, it's a collective effort to come together and get this win."
Atlanta is 9-3 since July 13, a run that began with a 101-92 home victory over Los Angeles. The Dream play the Sparks twice on the road trip, then return to Atlanta for four of their last six regular-season games.
While Atlanta was in fifth place in the overall standings, heading into Wednesday's play, the Sparks (12-23) were in 12th and fading fast.
Los Angeles is 2-11 since its July 13 loss at Atlanta. A run of two victories in three games immediately after star guard Kelsey Plum was traded to the Phoenix Mercury has now turned into a five-game losing streak.
The Sparks will begin a four-game homestand following an 85-77 road loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. Rae Burrell had 19 points with six assists and Nneka Ogwumike added 18 points with seven rebounds.
Ogwumike announced Wednesday that she will retire at the end of her 15th season.
"I feel very fulfilled with the 15 years that I've been able to play and compete at such a high level and I am proud to say that I'm retiring from the WNBA," Ogwumike said in an interview with Boardroom.
Plum's departure left Ogwumike as the team's leading scorer at 16.9 points per game. She also averages a team-best 8.7 rebounds.
While Cameron Brink leads Los Angeles with 1.7 blocks per game, she missed her second consecutive game Tuesday after she took a hit to the midsection during last Thursday's game at New York.
Erica Wheeler (ankle) and Monique Akoa Makani (ankle) also were out for the Sparks.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 5:19 |  | Sparks take a full timeout. | ||
| 5:19 | | Shooting foul committed by Erica Wheeler. | ||
| 5:20 | | +2 | Dearica Hamby makes a layup. Nneka Ogwumike with the assist. | 47-23 |
| 5:33 | | Nneka Ogwumike with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 5:33 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses a jump shot from 16 feet out. | ||
| 5:50 | | Dearica Hamby with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 5:50 |  | Rhyne Howard misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 6:09 | | Jordin Canada with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 6:09 | | Erica Wheeler misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | ||
| 6:17 | | Sparks take a full timeout. | ||
| 6:20 | | +3 | Angel Reese makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jordin Canada with the assist. | 47-21 |
| 6:28 | | Rhyne Howard with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 6:28 | | Naz Hillmon blocks a Dearica Hamby layup. | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Angel Reese makes a layup. Rhyne Howard with the assist. | 44-21 |
| 6:58 | | Naz Hillmon with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 6:58 | | Rae Burrell misses a jump shot from 11 feet out. | ||
| 7:04 | | Substitution: Isobel Borlase in for Allisha Gray. | ||
| 7:04 | | Substitution: Jihyun Park in for Cameron Brink. | ||
| 7:04 | | Substitution: Rae Burrell in for Ariel Atkins. | ||
| 7:04 | | Substitution: Dearica Hamby in for Chance Gray. | ||
| 7:04 | | Personal foul committed by Naz Hillmon. | ||
| 7:18 | | +3 | Rhyne Howard makes a 3-point jump shot from 29 feet out. Jordin Canada with the assist. | 42-21 |
| 7:22 | | Jordin Canada with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 7:22 | | Angel Reese blocks a Cameron Brink layup. | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Angel Reese makes a layup. Allisha Gray with the assist. | 39-21 |
| 7:51 | | +3 | Chance Gray makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Nneka Ogwumike with the assist. | 37-21 |
| 7:58 | | +3 | Angel Reese makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jordin Canada with the assist. | 37-18 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Nneka Ogwumike makes a layup. Cameron Brink with the assist. | 34-18 |
| 8:20 | | Nneka Ogwumike with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 8:20 | | Ariel Atkins blocks a Allisha Gray layup. | ||
| 8:27 | | Substitution: Naz Hillmon in for Madina Okot. | ||
| 8:27 | | Personal foul committed by Erica Wheeler. | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Nneka Ogwumike makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. | 34-16 |
| 8:59 | | Madina Okot with a turnover - Traveling | ||
| 9:08 | | +1 | Erica Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2. | 34-14 |
| 9:08 | | +1 | Erica Wheeler makes free throw 1 of 2. | 34-13 |
| 9:08 | | Shooting foul committed by Jordin Canada. | ||
| 9:26 | | Sparks with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 9:26 | | Rhyne Howard misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | ||
| 9:47 | | Jordin Canada with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 9:47 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | ||
| 10:00 | | Start of the 2nd Quarter |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 0.0 | | End of the 1st Quarter | ||
| 0.0 | | +3 | Rhyne Howard makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jordin Canada with the assist. | 34-12 |
| 06.9 | | Jordin Canada with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 06.9 | | Cameron Brink misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 25.7 | | Rhyne Howard with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 25.7 | | Dearica Hamby misses a layup. | ||
| 28.1 | | Madina Okot with a turnover - Traveling | ||
| 34.1 | | Dearica Hamby with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 34.1 | | Cameron Brink misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | ||
| 53.9 | | +3 | Rhyne Howard makes a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. Angel Reese with the assist. | 31-12 |
| 1:17 | | +3 | Chance Gray makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Tonie Morgan with the assist. | 28-12 |
| 1:26 | | +3 | Jordin Canada makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Allisha Gray with the assist. | 28-9 |
| 1:33 | | Allisha Gray with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 1:33 | | Madina Okot misses free throw 2 of 2. | ||
| 1:33 | | Substitution: Rhyne Howard in for Isobel Borlase. | ||
| 1:33 | | +1 | Madina Okot makes free throw 1 of 2. | 25-9 |
| 1:33 | | Personal foul committed by Dearica Hamby. | ||
| 1:41 | | Madina Okot with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 1:41 | | Ariel Atkins misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Isobel Borlase makes free throw 2 of 2. | 24-9 |
| 1:52 | | Substitution: Madina Okot in for Te-Hina Paopao. | ||
| 1:52 | | Substitution: Jordin Canada in for Naz Hillmon. | ||
| 1:52 | | Substitution: Ariel Atkins in for Monique Akoa Makani. | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Isobel Borlase makes free throw 1 of 2. | 23-9 |
| 1:52 | | Personal foul committed by Monique Akoa Makani. | ||
| 1:55 | | Isobel Borlase with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 1:55 | | Tonie Morgan misses a layup. | ||
| 2:05 | | +2 | Angel Reese makes a layup. Naz Hillmon with the assist. | 22-9 |
| 2:11 | | Angel Reese steals the ball from Cameron Brink. | ||
| 2:20 | | Cameron Brink with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 2:20 | | Naz Hillmon misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | ||
| 2:38 | | Cameron Brink with a turnover - Bad Pass | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | Te-Hina Paopao makes free throw 2 of 2. | 20-9 |
| 2:48 | | Substitution: Chance Gray in for Nneka Ogwumike. | ||
| 2:48 | | Substitution: Dearica Hamby in for Rae Burrell. | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | Te-Hina Paopao makes free throw 1 of 2. | 19-9 |
| 2:48 | | Shooting foul committed by Nneka Ogwumike. | ||
| 2:53 | | Angel Reese with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 2:53 | | Rae Burrell misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 3:05 | | Rae Burrell with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 3:05 | | Allisha Gray misses a jump shot from 8 feet out. | ||
| 3:11 | | Personal foul committed by Tonie Morgan. | ||
| 3:23 | | Substitution: Allisha Gray in for Rhyne Howard. | ||
| 3:23 | | Tonie Morgan with a turnover - Out of Bounds | ||
| 3:29 | | Rae Burrell steals the ball from Angel Reese. | ||
| 3:32 | | Angel Reese with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 3:32 | | Rhyne Howard misses free throw 2 of 2. | ||
| 3:32 | | Substitution: Te-Hina Paopao in for Madina Okot. | ||
| 3:32 | | Substitution: Angel Reese in for Jordin Canada. | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Rhyne Howard makes free throw 1 of 2. | 18-9 |
| 3:32 | | Shooting foul committed by Monique Akoa Makani. | ||
| 3:41 | | Madina Okot with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 3:41 | | Rae Burrell misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | ||
| 3:52 | | Nneka Ogwumike with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 3:52 | | Rhyne Howard misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. | ||
| 3:59 | | Substitution: Monique Akoa Makani in for Ariel Atkins. | ||
| 4:13 | | Rhyne Howard with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 4:13 | | Ariel Atkins misses a layup. | ||
| 4:18 | | Ariel Atkins steals the ball from Jordin Canada. | ||
| 4:29 | | Dream with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 4:29 | | Ariel Atkins misses a 3-point jump shot from 29 feet out. | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Isobel Borlase makes a layup. Jordin Canada with the assist. | 17-9 |
| 4:56 | | Substitution: Isobel Borlase in for Allisha Gray. | ||
| 4:56 | | Substitution: Naz Hillmon in for Angel Reese. | ||
| 4:56 | | Substitution: Tonie Morgan in for Erica Wheeler. | ||
| 4:56 | | Substitution: Cameron Brink in for Dearica Hamby. | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Nneka Ogwumike makes a jump shot from 12 feet out. Ariel Atkins with the assist. | 15-9 |
| 5:12 | | Nneka Ogwumike with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 5:12 | | Jordin Canada misses a layup. | ||
| 5:20 | | Jordin Canada steals the ball from Dearica Hamby. | ||
| 5:29 | | Sparks with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 5:29 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Madina Okot makes a layup. | 15-7 |
| 5:52 | | Madina Okot with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 5:52 | | Allisha Gray misses free throw 1 of 1. | ||
| 5:52 | | Substitution: Madina Okot in for Naz Hillmon. | ||
| 5:52 | | Shooting foul committed by Erica Wheeler. | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Allisha Gray makes a layup. | 13-7 |
| 5:55 | | Naz Hillmon steals the ball from Nneka Ogwumike. | ||
| 6:01 | | Nneka Ogwumike with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 6:01 | | Rhyne Howard misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Ariel Atkins makes a layup. Nneka Ogwumike with the assist. | 11-7 |
| 6:33 | | Dearica Hamby with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 6:33 | | Allisha Gray misses a jump shot from 13 feet out. | ||
| 6:43 | | Rae Burrell with a turnover | ||
| 6:43 | | Offensive foul committed by Rae Burrell. | ||
| 6:49 | | Personal foul committed by Rhyne Howard. | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Angel Reese makes a layup. | 11-5 |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Erica Wheeler makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Dearica Hamby with the assist. | 9-5 |
| 7:34 | | Sparks take a full timeout. | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Allisha Gray makes a layup. Jordin Canada with the assist. | 9-2 |
| 7:43 | | Jordin Canada steals the ball from Rae Burrell. | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Naz Hillmon makes a layup. Angel Reese with the assist. | 7-2 |
| 8:02 | | Angel Reese with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 8:02 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses a jump shot from 12 feet out. | ||
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jordin Canada makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Rhyne Howard with the assist. | 5-2 |
| 8:36 | | Nneka Ogwumike with a turnover | ||
| 8:36 | | Offensive foul committed by Nneka Ogwumike. | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Angel Reese makes a layup. | 2-2 |
| 9:01 | | Angel Reese steals the ball from Rae Burrell. | ||
| 9:11 | | Angel Reese with a turnover | ||
| 9:11 | | Offensive foul committed by Angel Reese. | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Dearica Hamby makes a layup. Rae Burrell with the assist. | 0-2 |
| 9:40 | | Naz Hillmon with a turnover - Bad Pass | ||
| 10:00 | | Jump Ball: Dearica Hamby vs. Angel Reese. | ||
| 10:00 | | Start of the 1st Quarter |
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Sparks take a full timeout. | 5:19 |
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Shooting foul committed by Erica Wheeler. | 5:19 |
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+ 2 | Dearica Hamby makes a layup. Nneka Ogwumike with the assist. | 5:20 |
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Nneka Ogwumike with an offensive rebound. | 5:33 |
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Nneka Ogwumike misses a jump shot from 16 feet out. | 5:33 |
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Dearica Hamby with a defensive rebound. | 5:50 |
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Rhyne Howard misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | 5:50 |
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Jordin Canada with a defensive rebound. | 6:09 |
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Erica Wheeler misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | 6:09 |
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Sparks take a full timeout. | 6:17 |
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+ 3 | Angel Reese makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jordin Canada with the assist. | 6:20 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 47 | 23 |
| Field Goals | 17-26 (65.4%) | 9-26 (34.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 7-10 (70.0%) | 3-9 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 6-9 (66.7%) | 2-2 (100.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 17 | 12 |
| Offensive | 3 | 2 |
| Defensive | 13 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 |
| Assists | 13 | 8 |
| Steals | 5 | 2 |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 9 |
| Fouls | 4 | 10 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| A. Reese F | 16 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST | ||
| N. Ogwumike F | 6 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST | ||
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Reese | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +21 | 24 |
| R. Howard | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3/7 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +17 | 17 |
| J. Canada | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +18 | 23 |
| I. Borlase | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 5 |
| N. Hillmon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 6 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Reese | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +21 | 24 |
| R. Howard | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3/7 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +17 | 17 |
| J. Canada | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +18 | 23 |
| I. Borlase | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 5 |
| N. Hillmon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 6 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Ogwumike | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 15 |
| E. Wheeler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| D. Hamby | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -20 | 8 |
| R. Burrell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 1 |
| J. Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Ogwumike | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 15 |
| E. Wheeler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| D. Hamby | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -20 | 8 |
| R. Burrell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 1 |
| J. Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Gray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 6 |
| C. Brink | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 1 |
| T. Morgan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 1 |
| M. Akoa Makani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 8 | 9/26 | 3/9 | 2/2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | -106 | - |